Improvement in hasp-locks



1. KINZER. Il Hasn-Locks. N0.140,926 l PatentedJulywngx.`

JACOB KINZER, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HASP-LOCKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 140,926, dated July 15, 1873; application filed February 20, 1873.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JACOB KINZER, of P1ttsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Locks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of my improvement, a portion of the case being removed so as to show the relative positions of the pin and bolt when the former is in position. Fig. 2 1s .a side view of the same, showing the position of the pin when not secured in place by the spring-bolt, or, in other words, when the car is not locked, and `also illustrating the manner of sealing the lock; and Fig. 3 1s a sectional View through the line a: x, Fig. 2.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in each.

My invention consists in the combination of a hasp containing the lock-case and lock, the slot for the staple, a pair of guides formed by the boxing of the hasp immediately above such slot, with a pin which has a broad portion recessed on one edge and anged at the top, all as hereinafter, in detail, set forth.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will describe its construction and mode of operation.

The box part al of the case a contains a spring-locker' the ordinary construction, the bolt b of which projects into the vertical slot o, which is formed in the forward part a2 of the case a, for the reception of the broad portion d ofthe pin d. rIhe part a2 of the case a is itself a case for the broad part of the pin, closed on all sides except at e, where it is cut away to permit the passage of the pin proper. The pin is provided with a projecting ilange, f, which rests upon the upper edge of the slot o when the pin is in place, so as to cover the joint formed by the pin and case. 4The forward edge part of the square or broad part el of the pin is cut out or recessed, as at h, such recess corresponding in shape with the bolt b, so that when the pin is in place the bolt shall project into the recess 7L, as shown in Fig. 1. The connection between the bolt and pin is inclosed on all sides by the case a2, so that it cannot be reached or tampered with except by breaking away the side of the case. The projecting lip i prevents the pin from being displaced laterally. Below the case a2 is a hasp, l, which is, in fact, a portion of the back face of the case @,'extended forward and slotted out to form the hasp. The slot l is made sufficiently large to accommodate any size of staple with which it is desired to be used. The lock is provided with a key-hole, m, for the insertion of the key m. The key-hole m is'` covered by the shield n, which is furnished with a spring, which causes it, when the key is withdrawn, to spring back over the hole. The lower end n of the shield n projects below the lower edge of the case a, so as to correspond with the projection p on the case a. A hole, q, is made through both the end n of the shield and the projection p, which, when these two parts are brought together, shall correspond. These holes or perforations are meant to be used in attaching a seal to the lock. The wire which carries the seal is passed through the holes q and its ends secured in the seal, so that the lock cannot be opened without breaking the seal.

The lock is attached to the car-door by means of the eye r, which extends back from the case a, and the pin el is, by the usual chain, hung to the car.

When it is desired to insert the pin into place, the bolt b is withdrawn by means of the key m', and the pin is allowed to droplinto the slot'c, and then the bolt bis allowed to spring back to place.

Vhen the pin is in place it cannot be withdrawn without the use of the key, as the bolt b extends into the notch h, and thereby prevents its withdrawal until the boltvis drawn back by the key.

Vhen the pin d is not locked in,'it is permitted to rest in thc slot c, upon the bolt b, as shown in Fig. 2.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A hasp containin g the lock-oase al and look, the slot l for the staple, a pair of guides formed by the boxing of the hasp immediately above such slot7 in combination with the pin d having the broad part df, the recess i1., and flange f, all constructed and combined substantially as set forth.

In testimonywhereof I, the said JACOB KINZER, have hereunto set my hand.

JACOB KINZER. W'tnesses:

A. S. NICHOLSON, THos. B. KEER. 

